Partial Mitochondrial DNA Barcode of Rafflesia Mira Fernando & Ong, 2005 (Syn. Rafflesia Magnifica Madulid, Tandang, Agoo, 2005) Using MatR with Phylogenetic Analysis of Selected Rafflesia Species in the World

In this paper, partial DNA barcode of R.mira syn. R.magnifica a critically endangered holoparasi tic plant from Maragusan Compostela Valley Province was provi ded using mitochondrial gene sequence matR. Partial ma tR sequences generated from 3 replicates of R.mira (syn.R.magnifica) showed very close genetic variabi lity between Philippine endemic species R. speciosa and R. manillana as shown in phylogenetic tree using neigh bor- joining with bootstrap support and confirmed by pai r-wise distance analysis.